We are Free and Easy at Allsorts this week...

Good morning, happy new year! I've had a fabulous couple of weeks spending quality time with family and friends. It's back to work for me on Monday, roll on the February week off :-) It's my youngest's birthday on Tuesday, can't believe he will be 7! We are off to the Roald Dahl Children's Centre in Aylesbury later today for Thomas' birthday treat. He doesn't know where we're going yet, hope he likes the surprise ;-) He is having a party next Saturday at the local Si5 Spy Missions centre.

It's time for a sparkly new challenge at Allsorts and our theme is 'Free and Easy' chosen by the lovely Tracy. So a nice easy one to get you crafting, lol. Our wonderful sponsors are Nicecrane Designs and Digistamp Boutique. So 2 chances to win :-)

   

   

 

Onto my DT make, I have made a vintagey (is that a real word?) birthday card using a beautiful image from Nicecrane Designs. I have picked out the pale pink of the flowers in her hair and added lots of flowers and some pretty seam binding in a double bow. I think pre-coloured images may be the way forward for me craft-wise, think using them more will mean I can make more cards. I do love my pens but I am finding it difficult to find the time to colour :-(

 

Supplies:

Image - from the Sweet Birthdays set from Nicecrane Designs

Papers - Mint Julep by Basic Grey

Flowers - The Ribbon Girl & stash

Buttons, doily & pearls - stash

Seam Binding - Crafty Ribbons

Other - Spellbinders Floral Oval die, Spellbinders oval die, Quickutz corner die, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Simon Says Stamp - Something New (image)
Charisma Cardz - Birthdays
CRAFT - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)

Merry Christmas...

Wishing you a very...

Love & best wishes,

New Job Card...

I am having my hair cut and coloured today, a pre-Christmas treat :-) The panto on Saturday was brilliant, very funny and my boys really got into the audience participation. All our presents are now bought and wrapped and I spent the day yesterday cleaning the house so we are pretty ready for the arrival of the big man in the red suit.

Please excuse my rubbish photo :-( I made this new job card for a lovely lady. I used a fab image from Time for Tea Designs and some gorgeous new paper. My pic really doesn't do justice to the lovely colours...

Supplies:
Image - Hi There! from Time for Tea Designs coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Ambrosia by Bazzill
Flowers - The Ribbon Girl & stash
Seam binding - Crafty Ribbons
Buttons & pearls - stash
Other - Spellbinders Floral Oval die, Spellbinders circle & scallop circle dies, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, kraft cardstock, brown chalk inkpad

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

 Passion for Promarkers - Include a Sentiment

Crafty Little Fairies - Anything Goes

Crafty Creations - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

A Colour Challenge...

Good morning, so sorry for being awol these last couple of weeks, things have been mad busy with work and trying to get ready for Christmas. Only 4 sleeps now!!! It was my last day at work on Friday and now have 2 lovely weeks off to indulge in some quality family time and hopefully a bit of crafting and catching up with your blogs. We're off to the panto after lunch to see Jack & The Beanstalk.

It's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme is 'Brown and Blue/Aqua/Turquoise' chosen by the lovely Brenda. As Christmas is just around the corner this challenge is lasting for two weeks rather than the usual one week. Our wonderful sponsors are Crimson Cloud, Digi Darla Designs and Whiff of Joy. So 3 chances to win :-) And there is an extra prize for all of our entrants from Ignacio at Nicecrane Designs, if you pop over to his blog here you will be able to collect one of his designs free of charge for you to use on your artwork.

    

 

 

Onto my DT make, I have made a couple of small hanging calendars. I find one of these really useful to have at home and made these to give as gifts. I simply cut a base of kraft card using a Spellbinders Labels One die (the largest) and matting a piece of paper over the top. I have punched holes to thread some ribbon so the calendar can be hung. They took only minutes to make really but make quite a nice gift I think. You can also use up leftover scraps of paper and ribbon as they are small...

 

 

Supplies:
Papers, ribbons, button and flowers - stash
Calendar tabs - Anitas by Docrafts
Other - Spellbinders Labels One die, Martha Stewart butterfly punch, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my calendars into the following challenges:

4 Krafty Girlz - Anything Goes

Charisma Cardz - Anything Goes

Brown Sugar - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)

Snowflakes...

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme is 'Snowflakes' chosen by the lovely Helene. Our wonderful sponsor this week is A Passion For Stamps.

 

Onto my DT card, I have made a festive card with a gorgeous robin image from A Passion For Stamps. He was a joy to colour...

 Close up of the beautiful image...

Supplies:
Image - Robin and Holly coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Forever Friends Christmas Kraft Notes
Ribbon & buttons - The Ribbon Girl 
Flowers & pearls - stash
Other - Lindeman Snowflake Memory Box die, circle & scallop circle Spellbinders dies, Star Dust Stickles, brown chalk inkpad, kraft cardstock

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
Papertake Weekly - Christmas Creatures
MAWTT - Walking in a Winter Wonderland
Crafty Sentiments Designs - Christmas
Crafty Catz - Anything Goes
Divas by Design - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)

Anything but Christmas!

Good morning, it's time for a new challenge at Allsorts and our theme this week is 'Anything But Christmas'. Our wonderful sponsor this week is Digistamp Boutique :-)

 

Onto my DT card, I have made a card for my little man Thomas who will be celebrating his 7th birthday on 7th January. The image is from our sponsor Digistamp Bouique, his name is Owen. As per usual for my male cards I have kept the details simple. Sorry for the dark photo...

Supplies:
Image - from the Owen set coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Papers - Forever Friends Christmas Kraft Notes (I think Christmas papers often work well for male cards)
Buttons & ribbon - The Ribbon Girl
Sentiment - Pink Petticoat
Other - Spellbinders rectangle die & label die, Provocraft star dies, brown chalk inkpad

Please do come and join us over at Allsorts this week for our challenge x

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:
 Crafty Ribbons - Spots or Stripes (spots!)

I ♥ Promarkers - For A Child

Crafty Creations - Anything EXCEPT Christmas

Crafting For All Seasons - Birthdays

Papertake Weekly - Anything Goes

Hope you have a lovely weekend and I hope you can join in with our challenge:-)

Hellish Week and Frosty the Snowman...

Oh what a week last week was!!! Thomas got his finger trapped in the hinge side of a door when it shut and has a horrible bruised fingernail. Jack dropped something on his foot and badly bruised one of his big toes. To top the week off, the day after my birthday, we went out for afternoon tea and ice skating and Jack fell on the ice and fractured his left elbow :-( Awful evening but we received such fab treatment at our local hospital. He now needs to see an orthopedic (sp?) doctor and we will find out if they want to plaster his arm or leave it in the sling it is currently in. Jack can't do any sport for at least 6 weeks - eeekkk! So no rugby, tennis, Taekwon-do or swimming or any physical activity at school. He's one grumpy boy :-(

Anyway, I completely forgot to draw a winner for my birthday candy so just done it and the winner is... Number 1, K. Congratulations K :-) Will get the calendar off to you as soon as I can x

I know I am waaaaayyyyyy behind with blog commenting. These last couple of week's have been mad busy. I will try and catch up the best I can, I have really missed seeing your gorgeous projects.

This is a card I made a couple of weeks ago. I think the card looks slightly odd in the photo as it looks like I have randomly added gems whereas they are embellishing the embossed background and only placed in the centre of snowflakes and as the dot for the i in Winter. Now I see the photo I'm not sure it works...?

 A close up of the embossed background...

Supplies:
Image - from the Holly-Jolly Penny Black clear stamp set coloured with Promarkers & Flexmarkers
Flowers, gems & snowman charm - stash
Ribbon - Crafty Ribbons (had this ribbon for ages!)
Other - Sizzix winter embossing folder, Spellbinders Floral Oval die, Star Dust Stickles

I would like to enter my card into the following challenges:

Crafty Calendar - All Things Christmas

Totally Gorjuss - Snow's The Way To Go

Penny Black Saturday - Sparklers

Crafty Ribbons - Anything Goes With Ribbon

2 Sisters - Anything Goes

Take care and thanks for looking x